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Samsu-iluna (Amorite: Shamshu; c. 1749 –1712 BC) was the seventh king of the founding Amorite dynasty of Babylon. His reign is estimated from 1749 BC to 1712 BC ( middle chronology ), or from 1686 to 1648 BC ( short chronology ).
In history of Mesopotamia: Political fortunes. Under Hammurabi’s son Samsuiluna ( c. 1749– c. 1712 bce) the Babylonian empire greatly shrank in size. Following what had almost become a tradition, the south rose up in revolt.
Samsu-iluna was the seventh king of the founding Amorite dynasty of Babylon. His reign is estimated from 1749 BC to 1712 BC, or from 1686 to 1648 BC. He was the son and successor of Hammurabi by an unknown mother.
Sep 22, 2021 · This short letter of Samsu-iluna (1749–1712 B.C), king of Babylon, is preserved in the Slemani Museum, along with a number of other Old Babylonian documents. The article gives a brief overview of the letters of Samsu-iluna.
The reading strategy suggested in this paper seeks to integrate two different approaches to the study of rabbinic literature: the literary approach to reading rabbinic stories, and the study of the contribution of late redactors, transmitters and editors to the formation of the Babylonian Talmud. Download Free PDF. View PDF.
- Nathan Steinmeyer
Year Samsu-iluna the king, the king who rules in wisdom, built on the banks of the Euphrates the city wall of Kisz whose splendour covers the enemy countries and he erected Dur-Samsu-iluna in the land of Warum on the banks of the canal (called) 'Turran (Diyala) ' and the wall of Har destroyed by their army he reenforced it against the foreign lands
Samsu-iluna was an Amorite king of Babylon who ruled in the 18th century BC. He faced many rebellions and invasions from Sumer, Elam and Assyria, and tried to rebuild and fortify his empire.
